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Earn from art: New age solutions to old problems

Chesta Nyamosi with his paintings.

Kenya is a youthful country, with almost three-quarters of the population under the age of 30. This is according to the World Population Review. In a country with such a young population, the greatest challenge we face is the rising rate of unemployment.

For creative and artistic youth, the picture seems even bleaker. On the surface, it seems like there are few opportunities for artistes to use their talents to feed themselves and their families in Kenya’s job market, but this is not necessarily the case.

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